Golf ball finder

ABSTRACT

Golf Boll Finder [GBF] is used to locate lost golf ball with in 26 feet of the lying golf ball. The product will have two parts, Golf balls with transmitter inside or metal paint on the outside and locations devices that will be hand-held. Hand held device would have lights and sound so as the device gets closer to the golf ball the device will get brighter and louder. This device has a diameter of 26 feet limit of sensing the golf ball. This product will meet all standard for the PGA and will be sold worldwide. We may different manufactures of the golf ball besides our self&#39;s.

[0001] Locator element: a small item that is the size of a TV clicker.This element will have a on/off function, display, sounding generation,receiving detecting element, and energy source.

[0002] Detecting element: will have to types of designs which willdepend on market cost data. Detecting elements will be both “electricand magnetic” and will be applied to an object [Golf Ball] by adding itto the internal or external part of the object [Golf Ball]

[0003] Range sensing electronic element: Detecting the element will havea design that will allow a used to begin within 26 feet of the item andguide the user to the object [Golf Ball] this design is electronic andmagnetic in applications.

[0004] Model:

[0005] Lost Object with Detecting elements - - - 26 feet - - - LocatorDevice

[0006] Application: our product design will be first tried in thegolfing market to find lost golf balls. We declare the rights to applythis design to other industries and markets as can be defined a need forthis technique. This is not contained to the sporting markets orgolfing. We will apply this design to Other areas as the need becomeready.

[0007] Specifications of the complete pieces will be declared after theDesign/Utility patent is declared. We will then move to proto typing andtrails testing this be expecting in the summer of 2003.

[0008] Product Package

[0009] Golf balls will be sold in sets of 3, 6, 12 in three differentmodels, detecting, transmitting, and sensing paint with option forcustomer painting.

[0010] Wands will be sold individually, sets, and in kit with goofballsto meet market demand.

[0011] Sets of golf balls and wands will be sold as Starter Kits of eachtype.

[0012] Specification Golf Balls

[0013] Golf balls will be made to meet the standard weight and size ofgolf balls today. We am adding a transmitter, passives sensor to theinside, or metal point to the outside of a golf ball to be used as adetecting point for the wands.

[0014] The golf ball [GBT] with transmitting device will transmitt at a49.xxx mhz rate to the wand with the receiver.

[0015] Golf ball [GBS] with a sensing device will be added to as apassive sensor. This would be the same as the cd in a music store havinga passive device the is detected by the screening wands at the door andsetting of the alarm. Small device will be added to the golf ball andthe wand will pickup the device inside ball with in a diameter of 26feet.

[0016] Metal Paint will be imprinted on the outside of the golf ball[GBC] with a tool/press. Ink like material with elements of Titanium,graphite, iron mixed, as a compound will make up the INK/Paintsubstance. The substance will be know as TGIM and will be applied to thetool/press, golf ball will be inserted and the letters will be added tothe golf ball with TGIM. TGIM will be detectable by the wand system.

[0017] Specification of Wand

[0018] Lost Golf Ball Wand [LGBW] will be the device used to detect theall three type of golf balls. Three wands will be made to support eachtype of Starter Kit.

[0019] Lost Golf Ball Wand will receiving the 49 .xxxmhz signal will becalled [LGBWR] and will have a LED display of 7 leds which will light inprogression until all are on to locate the golf ball. Sound of alarmwill increase as one moves closer to the golf ball. An On/Off switchwill be on the wand for the sound. Wands will have different forms likea golf club, TV clicker, Cell Phone, Stick, and some will be customerspecificity.

[0020] Lost golf ball wand that will use the sensing of a passive devicewill detect the passive device inside the golf ball at a diameter of 26feet from the object.

[0021] Lost golf ball wand that will detect the metal paint will use amagnetic pick up in the wand to detect the paint on the ball.

1. Devices to find a golf ball object that has a detecting element in oron the item by using a locator to sense the detecting element setting ofa display and sound that will guide the person to the detecting element.Range for the device and detecting element is maximum of 26 feet.